whip·ping

(wĭp′ĭng, hwĭp′-)

1. The act of one that whips.

2. A thrashing administered especially as punishment.

3. Material, such as cord or thread, used to lash or bind parts.

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whipping

(ˈwɪpɪŋ)

1. (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) a thrashing or beating with a whip or similar implement

2. (Textiles) cord or twine used for binding or lashing

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

whip•ping

(ˈʰwɪp ɪŋ, ˈwɪp-)

n.

1. a beating, esp. one administered with a whip or the like in punishment.

2. a defeat, as in sports.

3. an arrangement of cord, twine, or thread wound about something.

[1530–40]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	whipping - beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment flogging, lashing, tanning, flagellation whacking, beating, drubbing, licking, thrashing, trouncing, lacing - the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows self-flagellation - self-punishment inflicted by whipping horsewhipping - the act of whipping with a horsewhip; "that villain needs a good horsewhipping"
	2.	whipping - a sound defeat drubbing, thrashing, trouncing, walloping, slaughter, debacle defeat, licking - an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest; "it was a narrow defeat"; "the army's only defeat"; "they suffered a convincing licking"
	3.	whipping - a sewing stitch passing over an edge diagonally whipstitch, whipstitching overcasting, overcast - a long whipstitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to prevent raveling embroidery stitch, sewing stitch - a stitch made with thread and a threaded sewing needle through fabric or leather
	4.	whipping - the act of overcoming or outdoing beating fighting, combat, fight, scrap - the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"
Adj.	1.	whipping - smart and fashionable; "snappy conversation"; "some sharp and whipping lines" snappy spirited - displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness

whipping

noun beating, lashing, thrashing, caning, hiding (informal), punishment, tanning (slang), birching, flogging, spanking, the strap, flagellation, castigation, leathering Whenever we misbehaved, we were given a whipping.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

whipping

noun

1. A punishment dealt with blows or lashes:

beating, flogging, hiding, lashing, thrashing.

Informal: trimming.

Slang: licking.

2. Informal. The act of defeating or the condition of being defeated:

beating, defeat, drubbing, overthrow, rout, thrashing, vanquishment.

Informal: massacre, trimming.

Slang: dusting, licking.

Translations

coup de fouet surliure

batosta

whipping

[ˈwɪpɪŋ]

A. N

1. (= hiding) → tunda f, azotaina f; (more serious) → paliza f
you'll get a whipping if your dad finds out → como tu padre se entere te van a dar una tunda or azotaina
to give sb a whipping → dar una tunda or azotaina a algn

2. (= defeat) → paliza f

B. CPD whipping boy N → cabeza f de turco, chivo m expiatorio
whipping cream N → nata f para montar
whipping post N poste donde se apoya el infractor para ser azotado
whipping top N → peonza f, trompo m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

whipping

[ˈ^hwɪpɪŋ] n (= beating) → raclée f
to give sb a whipping → donner une raclée à qnwhipping boy n (fig) → bouc m émissairewhipping cream n → crème f à monter

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

whipping

n (= beating) → Tracht f → Prügel; (inf: = defeat) → Niederlage f; (fig: in debate etc) → Pleite f; to give somebody a whipping (lit) → jdm eine Tracht Prügel versetzen; (with whip) → jdn auspeitschen; (fig inf) → jdn in die Pfanne hauen (inf); the government got a whipping → die Regierung erlebte eine Pleite (inf)

whipping

whipping boy

n → Prügelknabe m; to use somebody as a whipping → jdn zum Prügelknaben machen

whipping cream

n → Schlagsahne f

whipping top

n → Kreisel m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

whipping

[ˈwɪpɪŋ] n to give sb a whipping → dare delle frustate fpl a qn

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With nose serrulated by continuous spasms, hair bristling in recurrent waves, tongue whipping out like a red snake and whipping back again, ears flattened down, eyes gleaming hatred, lips wrinkled back, and fangs exposed and dripping, he could compel a pause on the part of almost any assailant.

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A moisture came into his eyes, and, as the whipping continued, he arose and walked irresolutely up and down.

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Whipping and abuse are like laudanum; you have to double the dose as the sensibilities decline.

Clare, "how I'm going to manage that child, without whipping her."

Only I'll make one suggestion: I've seen this child whipped with a poker, knocked down with the shovel or tongs, whichever came handiest, &c.; and, seeing that she is used to that style of operation, I think your whippings will have to be pretty energetic, to make much impression."

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Consent to this whipping, my son; to the devil with the devil, and leave fear to milksops, for 'a stout heart breaks bad luck,' as you very well know."

On hearing this Merlin said, "That will not do, for the lashes worthy Sancho has to receive must be given of his own free will and not by force, and at whatever time he pleases, for there is no fixed limit assigned to him; but it is permitted him, if he likes to commute by half the pain of this whipping, to let them be given by the hand of another, though it may be somewhat weighty."

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Aunt Hester had not only disobeyed his orders in going out, but had been found in company with Lloyd's Ned; which circumstance, I found, from what he said while whipping her, was the chief of- fence.

She was a field hand, and a whipping is the penalty of not being in the field at sunrise, unless a slave has special permission from his or her master to the con- trary--a permission which they seldom get, and one that gives to him that gives it the proud name of being a kind master.

He would at times seem to take great pleas- ure in whipping a slave.

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